general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
weekly publication; weekly magazine
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
almost; roughly; approximately
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
event; phenomenon; matter
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
what one should do (usu. in questions)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
same generation; one's generation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
both; both sides; both parties
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
quickly; swishing; whooshing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
foreign matter; impurities
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign